Fuck-Up #55
“This Cut Is Good Enough to Show”
The importance of first impressions with your film
“You never get a second chance to make a first impression.”
—author unknown
The Fuck-Up…
While you are editing, people will often ask to see your movie even if it is still a work in progress. They’ll tell you they “just want to see a little something” or “they know how to view a rough cut.” However, if these people are important to your movie’s future, showing an early cut without all the kinks worked out is very dangerous. No matter what anyone says, you get only one first impression.
THE LINGO
Rough cut: A work-in-progress edit. It comes after the assembly but several steps prior to a final cut.
How to Do It Right…
Nobody knows how to view ...
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